I don’t know about you, but I travel on public transport a lot of the time. Not that I like it, but it is, when it is working, and here in Sydney that is not necessarily a give, easier to traverse this city than in your car. Especially if you are going to the CBD. […]
In my blog last week I looked at the issue of resistance to change. This came about because we are now in Lent and one of the challenges for us in our Lenten journey as we reflect on our relationship with God is this; When we look at our relationship with God and recognize the […]
I was in a chapel recently where the organ was so loud it was unpleasant. I was told one could not simply turn down the volume. Is this correct and has consideration been given to the size of the church? A great question. The question is really one of acoustics as well as the issue […]
ON WHAT BASIS IS IT DEEMED THAT THE CURRENT ORGAN WILL FAIL & WHEN ? When it stops working. No one can tell us definitively when it will fail. Jewkes has said it will fail, but he is not willing to give a time frame, for he and others do not have that ability to […]
One of the reasons we have designated February as a month of Reflection is because of the early arrival of Lent, due to the early date of Easter this year. Before we can enter full into the season of Lent we need to reflect. Lent is about repentance which is about change, a change of […]
Organ Glossary of Terms If you are like me, and a complete and utter novice on organ terms below are two links to web sites that can help you out in understanding some of the terms that will be used in answering the various questions. I do hope you will find there helpful, I have. […]
Many of you may recall that I spent about 13 years in the Navy, in submarines. It was a very focussed place to work, and there was not much room for philosophical discussions and the like. We were a very practical lot. In one sense that is why I had such a hard time transitioning […]
When my now, 29 year old started school , back in Adelaide and the tender age of five, I felt really unqualified to send my child to school. I almost felt like I had to pass some sort of test!!! Anyway, she was a bit nervous about it, and we had been out, done all […]
I’ve been thinking again, dangerous, I know, about resolutions, this time about picking the right resolution. In my New Years blog on Resolutions I challenged us all to put God in the centre. That’s great, now what do I do? Having God at the centre is a great goal, what does it mean? In my […]
